Correlation coefficient of Physico-chemical parameters with micronucleus and other nuclear abnormalities peripheral erythrocyte of C. nigrodigitatus in Badagry Lagoon.

Table 4: Correlation coefficient of Physico-chemical parameters with micronucleus and other nuclear abnormalities peripheral erythrocyte of C. nigrodigitatus in Badagry Lagoon.

	MN	BN	LB	BL	Temperature	Conductivity	Salinity	BOD	DO	pH
MN	1
BN	0.894	1
LB	0.258	0.577	1
BL	0.894	1.000^**	0.577	1
Temperature	0.775	0.577	0.333	0.577	1
Conductivity	-0.775	-0.577	-0.333	-0.577	-1.000^**	1
Salinity	0.676	0.93	0.671	0.93	0.268	-0.268	1
BOD	0.802	0.967^*	0.762	0.967^*	0.6	-0.6	0.924	1
DO	0.068	0.457	0.44	0.457	-0.44	0.44	0.745	0.453	1
pH	0.775	0.577	0.333	0.577	1.000^**	-1.000^**	0.268	0.6	-0.44	1

**Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed); *Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).